Initiative will entail a broad corporate relationship Google and Sun Microsystems are expected to unveil a collaborative effort that will encompass multiple products from both companies, according to a Sun spokeswoman. Sun issued a media advisory saying that the two companies will hold a press conference hosted by Sun Chief Executive Scott McNealy and Google […]

In just seven years, Google Inc. has morphed from a bare-bones online search engine into a technological octopus that seems to sprout another intriguing tentacle every other week. Internet and software rivals like Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are not the only ones tracking Google. Big media and telecommunications companies also are on the lookout, […]

Updated its search features bring it on par with rivals-but with several added twists. America Online announced several new features for AOL Search in a bid to help create a more customizable and comprehensive search experience. The new features are the result of extensive consumer testing on AOL’s part and are available at: http://search.aol.com/. While […]

Search engine launches video channels where users can maintain video blogs. Racing to stay one step ahead of Google and Yahoo, blinkx launched My Blinkx.tv, a service that weds the startup’s well-regarded video search engine with user personalization and participation features. In so doing, blinkx adds momentum to the creeping convergence of the Internet and […]

Yahoo Inc. has taken its first step to move desktop search beyond the data sitting on a user’s hard drive. Yahoo added a contextual search feature to its Desktop Search and officially launched the service, which has been in beta since January. When Yahoo initially released a beta of Yahoo Desktop Search in January, it […]

Imaginestics is announcing an online beta release of its revolutionary 3D shape search engine, 3DSeek.com, which enables users to locate parts/products based on their 3D shape representation and retrieves the results based on the percentage of match. 3D-Seek.com gives a designer, engineer, purchasing agent, or technical buyer a reliable and efficient way to find products […]

Google, Sonata, Patni, Verizon and Qualcomm are among the companies eyeing Hyderabad to set up their own facilities, reports Business Line. Several IT companies, who plan to set up own facilities with investments of Rs 50 crore and above, have approached the State for land allocation. In addition to the above, Intelligroup Asia, Celestica, DQ […]

Microsoft has unveiled a new initiative to deliver more of its software’s features and services over the internet. The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant has announced online versions of its Windows operating system and other popular software programs, hoping to defuse a growing threat from Google Inc. and other fast-moving challengers. Windows Live and Office Live […]

Yahoo Inc. plans to begin scanning books and collecting other media content in an online database rivaling Google Inc.’s efforts, according to a media report. An unusual alliance of corporations, nonprofit groups and universities have announced an ambitious plan to digitize hundreds of thousands of books over the next several years and put them on […]

Google Inc. plans to resume its controversial copying of library books as planned, despite two lawsuits from publishers and authors opposed to the project. The Mountain View, Calif., search-engine giant would restart the program Nov. 1, as planned, a spokesman said. Google announced its Print Library Project last year, saying it planned to digitize books […]